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Spike in prices only “transitory,” he says (Eagle News) – Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Wednesday, May 9, that suspending the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law “will do more harm than good.” His statement came a day after Senators JV Ejercito and Bam Aquino called on government economic managers to suspend the law amid reports of a spike in inflation rate—4.5 percent in April— reportedly the fastest in more than […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Hanoi has demanded Beijing remove military equipment from contested islands in the South China Sea, saying reported missile installations are a “serious violation” of Vietnam’s sovereignty. The warning follows a report from US network CNBC last week that China had installed anti-ship and air-to-air defenses on the Spratly Islands, which are also claimed by Vietnam. China did not confirm the new military equipment but last week affirmed its right to build […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Wednesday, May 8, welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to tap the expertise of a three-man panel of Asian experts in order to look into Dengvaxia safety concerns. “We welcome the policy statement of the President to invite foreign experts from neighboring (Association of Southeast Asian) countries. This is a directive that must be respected and fully complied with,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said in a statement. […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — East Asian powers on Wednesday threw their weight behind breakneck diplomacy to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons, setting aside their differences on the process to endorse an intra-Korean deal. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hosting his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in as preparations for a summit between Washington and Pyongyang heat up. On Wednesday, top US diplomat Mike Pompeo was in Pyongyang to prepare […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, has said it will take all necessary measures to prevent supply shortages following the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. “The kingdom will work with major oil producers within and outside OPEC, and with major consumers as well to limit the impact of any shortages in supplies,” the Saudi energy ministry said in a statement late Tuesday. The kingdom’s assurance came just […]
JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, hours after US President Donald Trump announced he would pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. Netanyahu and Putin have held a series of meetings and phone conversations in recent months, mainly over Syria and the involvement there of Israel’s arch-rival Iran. “The meetings between us are always important and this one is especially […]
(Eagle News) — “The true source of power is the people.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had this to say when asked to comment on the inclusion of President Rodrigo Duterte in Forbes’ list of most powerful people in the world. According to Roque, that phrase has been cited by Duterte himself many times. “The presidency, in the mind of PRRD (Duterte), begins and ends with public trust where real power emanates,” Roque said, noting that […]
Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Ininspeksyon ni Bureau of Corrections Director Ronald Dela Rosa ang selda ng walong New Bilibid Prison inmates na nakakulong sa detention facility ng Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines sa Camp Aguinaldo. Ayon kay Dela Rosa, nais niya kasi matiyak na mahigpit ang ipinatutupad na seguridad sa mga inmate kahit pa nagsilbing state witness ang mga ito sa imbestigasyon sa umano’y illegal drug trade sa NBP. Kung […]
by Elizabeth Law with Harry Pearl in Jakarta Agence France-Presse Within minutes of using an app to book a ride, Agostino Fernandes was looking down on lush greenery from a helicopter taxi high above Bangalore — one of several Uber-style chopper services taking off to help commuters tackle increasingly congested megacities. In under 30 minutes — a quarter of the time it would have taken from downtown Bangalore by road — Fernandes was strolling through […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Tuesday confirmed an unprecedented management team shakeup in the aftermath of a major data privacy scandal that has rocked the social network. Co-founder Mark Zuckerberg remained chief of Facebook, with chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg his second-in-command. Chris Cox, a longtime member of Zuckerberg’s inner circle, was put in charge of Facebook’s core application as well as smartphone services Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, the California-based company confirmed. […]
(Eagle News) — Apektado ngayon ng fish kill ang mahigit sa isandaang ektarya ng palaisdaan sa Obando, Bulacan. Ayon kay Wilfredo Perez, direktor ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon, mahigit dalawandaang metriko tonelada ng mga bangus, tilapia, at iba pang uring isda ang namatay. Nagsimulang umanong mapansin ng mga fish pen operator ang pagkamatay ng mga isda noong Sabado. Paliwanag ng BFAR, sobrang init at pagbaba ng dissolved oxygen ang dahilan ng fish […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea is expected to release three US detainees as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Wednesday, an official at the South’s presidential office said according to the Yonhap news agency. Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang to discuss preparations for a summit between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump on the North’s nuclear weapons. But the three Korean-Americans detained in the North is a significant domestic political issue […]
